Rosewastis Farmhouse

A Grade II Listed Building in St. Columb Major, Cornwall

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Listing Text

ST COLUMB MAJOR
SW 96 SW
7/172 Rosewastis Farmhouse
- II

Farmhouse. Circa 1830 with few later alterations. Squared granite rubble with
granite dressings at the front and the right sides; the rest in granite and
slatestone rubble.. 2-span slate roof with lead rolls to the right, gable ends behind
a parapet. End stacks with ashlar shafts and cornices.
Plan: Double depth plan, with entrance set off-centre to right. Principal room to
front and rear right, with stair hall to rear leading from the entrance hall.
Service rooms to left to front and rear.
Exterior: 2 storeys on plinth, asymmetrical front with 3 main bays to right and one
bay to left. The three bays to right have central round-arched doorway with
keystone, recessed C20 glazed door with Gothic fanlight. Early C19 12-pane sash with
cambered arch and keystone to right and left, with 3 similar sashes at first floor.
The bay to left has similar sash at ground and first floor. At the right side,
ground and first floor to left and right have similar sash, with similar sash at
first floor to centre and above in the centre a shallow elliptical arched niche with
keystone. The left side is blind with single storey addition of later C19, with door
and 2 casements; the rear range projects slightly. At the rear there is a half-
glazed door to the cellar to left. The upper level has large 28-pane sash with round
arch and Gothic glazing bars lighting the stair. Three bays to right are
asymmetrical; ground floor has half-glazed door with segmental arch, 9-pane sash with
cambered arch to right and left. Smaller window to left also with cambered arch.
First floor has 12-pane sash, 16-pane sash and 4-pane sash with cambered arches and
keystones.
Interior: Not fully inspected. Open-well with swept handrail. Ground floor
principal rooms have panelled shutters to windows. The house may retain other
features of the early C19, such as cornices and good carpentry details.

Listing NGR: SW9109861754

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